Katherine Ann Berman – Bio, Family, Facts About Chris Berman’s Wife

Katherine Ann Berman is one of those women who are renowned as a result of their partner’s fame. The former teacher is best recognized for her longtime marriage to ESPN broadcaster Chris Berman. A doting wife and mother, nothing had prepared her family for the depth of pain Kathy’s death precipitated. Find out lesser-known facts about the celebrity spouse who until her untimely demise in 2017, lived mostly under the radar.

Katherine Ann Berman Bio, Age

Going by public records, it is apparent that Katherine Ann Berman led a relatively private lifestyle. There is no information readily available about her exact birthdate, birthplace, parents, family background, early life, and basic education. Nonetheless, we do know that she is a baby boomer who was born sometime in the year 1950. More so, it is uncertain if she had other siblings but it is common knowledge that she had a sister named Sandra Lewis.

Regardless of the fact that there is no record of Katherine’s field of specialization, we do know that she attended the University of Connecticut and was once an educator. Before her marriage to Berman, Kathy earned a living as a teacher and is recognized for working hard to overcome illiteracy in the Waterbury area back in the early 1980s. However, she later ditched her teaching career and became a full-time homemaker for her kids in 1985. She is believed to have remained a stay-at-home mom for the most part of her life.

Her Family

Katherine Ann Berman is best recognized as the celebrity spouse to veteran ESPN sportscaster Chris Berman. A loyal and relatively private couple, there is also a dearth of information about their love journey. However, Kathy and Chris are believed to have dated for a while before officially tying the knot in 1983. The sweethearts were presumed to have enjoyed a happy and enviable marriage together while it lasted. The family-oriented couple’s union produced two children – a son Douglas and a daughter Meredith.

There is also little or no information about Kathy and Chris’s kids except for the fact that they are now both adults doing well for themselves. While Douglas works as a manager for Drizly, a New-York based beverage delivery service, Meredith earns a living as the Director of Regional Engagement Programs at her father’s alma mater – the prestigious Brown University.

How Did Katherine Ann Berman Die?

After more than three decades together as man and wife, a devastating tragedy struck the Bermans. On May 9, 2017, Katherine Ann Berman died in a ghastly car accident at the age of 67. According to official reports, it was Kathy who caused the accident while driving her Lexus SUV on Sherman Hill Road in Woodbury, western Connecticut, when she rear-ended a man’s car, killing them both. While the other motorist, an 87-year-old man Edward Bertulis rammed into a pole, Kathy’s vehicle landed in a nearby stream. She was pronounced dead at the scene but Bertulis who sustained multiple injuries was rushed to Waterbury Hospital and later lost the battle for life.

Investigations revealed that Katherine Ann Berman was drunk driving as she had a blood-alcohol level that was higher than Connecticut’s legal limit. Through toxicology tests, traces of oxycodone, tramadol, and anti-depressants were discovered in her system. More so, Berman who had just left a nearby Market Place after having lunch and drinks with her sister was speeding, not maintaining her lane and did not apply the brakes before slamming into the back of Bertulis’ car. On the other hand, Bertulis whose wife died in 2015 was on his way back from her gravesite as he did every day since her death before his car was struck by Katherine. He was not wearing a seatbelt at the time the incident occurred.

During a police interview, Kathy’s sister, Sandra Lewis confirmed that they both had lunch at the Market Place where Berman enjoyed a combination of bread, stuffed clams, and oysters. Though Lewis admitted that her sister downed her lunch with one martini, she, however, claimed that Kathy did not finish it. According to Lewis, besides the back brace Berman wore because of the problems with her lower back, she seemed just fine until the accident.

Facts About Chris Berman’s Wife

1. Katherine Ann Berman was five years older than her famous husband Chris Berman who was born on May 10, 1955. Kathy died at age 67 and a day before her hubby’s 62nd birthday.

2. As revealed by her sister Sandra, Kathy was preparing for her son’s wedding before the fatal accident in May 2017.

3. After Katherine Ann Berman’s death, the state authorities closed investigations into the accident and no charges were filed because both motorists died in the crash. Again the state Department of Consumer Protection did not take any licensing actions against operators of the bar/restaurant Berman had been at. But the family of Edward Bertulis later filed a lawsuit against the bar for continuously serving Berman while she was already intoxicated. In the lawsuit known as a Dram Shop claim, the family sought for more than $50,000. However, they later reached an undisclosed financial settlement.